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Pronoun Case
Grammar Workshop
Pronoun Case:
I or Me?
Possessive Case Pronouns
These are easy to identify because they
show ownership:
My dog is Rover.
Leslie lost her ribbon.
The disk was left out of its case.
The boys left their books in the library.
Myron said the backpack is his.
The pen is mine.
Subject Case: Examples
She and Sylvia shared the award.
(”She” functions as the subject.)
The winners were Jeff and I.
(“I” functions as the subject
complement—because it follows the
linking verb were.)
. . . depends on how the pronoun is used
in the sentence
possessive
subjective
objective
Subjective Case Pronouns
Some pronouns function as a subject or
subject complement.
(A subject complement follows a linking
verb.)
For example …
Subjective Case Pronouns
I
We
You
He
She
It
They
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Objective Case Pronouns
Some pronouns function as objects:
Direct object
Indirect object
Object of preposition
Objective Case Examples
For example …
Objective Case Pronouns
Me
You
Him
Her
It
Us
Them
Bruce found Tony and brought him to
the party. (direct object)
Alice gave me a surprise party. (indirect
object)
If you see Ann, please give this note to
her. (object of preposition)
Compound Word Groups
Rita and she?
Rita and her?
Which one?
The Trick: When a pronoun appears as
part of a compound word group,
mentally strip away all the words in the
group except the pronoun.
Compound Word Groups
Compound Word Groups
(She/her) and Rita went to the movie.
Mother baked a pie for John and (I/me).
Explanation: She and Rita – subject of
the sentence – subjective case pronoun
Explanation: John and me – object of
the preposition for – objective case
pronoun
(The trick: She went to the movie.
Her went to the movie. Ouch!)
(The trick: Mother baked a pie for me.
Mother baked a pie for I. Ouch!)
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Appositives
Appositives are words that rename nouns
or pronouns.
We students like this class.
The teacher is stern but fair with us
students.
Appositives
Choose the pronoun that would be
appropriate if the noun were omitted.
We [students] like this class. (Not
“Us”)
The teacher is stern but fair with us
[students]. (Not “we”)
Pronouns with than or as
Which Pronoun Do I Use?
Sometimes verbs are omitted in
comparisons that use than or as. To
choose the correct pronoun, mentally fill
in the verb.
Harold weighs more than I [weigh].
Sue’s brother is as tall as she [is].
Learn “subjective” and “objective” case
pronouns.
Analyze the sentence to see how the
pronoun functions in the sentence to
know which case you should use.
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